Improvement in bed-cribs



E. ROT'HMANN.

BED-CRIBS.

No. 194,976 Patented Sept.11,1877

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMANUEL ROTHMANN, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN BED-CRIBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,976, datedSeptember 11, 1877; application filed May 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMANUEL ROTHMANN, of thecity of Paterson, county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Bed-Cribs, of which thefollowingis the specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention consists of a crib the frame of which may be iron or wood,and made in sections, the ends being riveted together, while the sidesections are fastened by means of screws 9 g, which pass through theposts a a into the stiles of the side section 0, thus holding the framework tightly together. The screws g 9 have slotted heads; or thumbscrews or bolts may be used instead. In the front panel of the crib, andattached to the framework of the same, are the guides e 0, over whichthe top or sliding rail d passes in opening and closing the crib.

The guidese e have a short curve or recess formed in the top, where theyconnect with the frame 1), into which the top or sliding rail 01 restswhen the crib is closed; and when the opening of the crib is desired, itis done by raising the rail 01 to the apex of the guides e c, thendrawing the same to the perpendicular line of the guides e c. It iseasily lowered to any position desired until the bottom is reached. Thenet-work, connected by means of loops to the top and bottom rails, andby means of rings to the guides e 0, slides easily up and down theguides, without any obstruction to the rail 11, to the position desired.

The guides 19 0 may have holes arranged in them, for the purpose ofputting in pins or stops for holding the sliding rail 01 to any positiondesired, as indicated by dotted lines A A, B B, thus forming an easy andconvenient way of opening and closing the crib, and doing away withhinges, which frequently become loose or break, causing muchinconvenience and expense.

My crib is so constructed that children cannot hurt themselves on sharpedges or angles, the frame being made of round material. The sides andends of panels are inclosed with network f f, made of cotton, silk, orany material, fastened to the frame 0 c by loopsj. The front panel ordoor is provided with rings M, which encircle the guide-wire e 6, thuskeeping the net-work in its proper place, and slide up and down in theopening and closing of the crib.

Casters may be arranged on the posts in the ordinary way, the wholebeing so constructed that vermin cannot secrete themselves in any partof the crib.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my crib. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same, and Fig. 3 is an end elevation of front panel 0 and guide-wiree.

a a are the posts. b b are top rails; c a, bottom rails; d d, top ortraversing rail; 6 e, guide-wires ff, net-work g 9, screws or bolts; 71.h, eyes in top or traversing rail; '5 2', rings; j j, loops; A A, B B,dotted lines in Fig. 2, show the top or traversing rail in the severalpositions.

What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

In a bed-crib, the top or sliding rail d and guides e e, in combinationwith the frame a b '0, bolts 9 g, net-work f, and rings =i, substantially as set forth.

EMANUEL ROTHMANN. In presence of- J OHN INGLIS, J r., ADOLPHSILBERsTEEN.

